The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-14


| power OF the spirit seemed a destroyer. The
| law OF Moses, which Christ came to consummate,
had been buried beneath the debris of minute
| comment and tradition which, in the minds OF
the scribes and Pharisees. exceeded in impor-
| lance the law itself, that the divine and
| eternal truths Of the law were thus made void
| OF the Talmud, a collection of those comments
| and traditions, Edersheim says There is here
! wit and logic, quickness and readiness. earnest
and zeal, but by the side of it terrible pro-
| family, uncleanness, superstition and folly.
| Taken a whole. it is not only unspiritual, but
/ anti-spiritual." OF the teachings of the scribes
al; full of impossible liberalism intri-
/ cate with legal pettness and labyrinthine sys-
tenn, and mostly occupied with things
| would forever destroy; the law and the prophets
| Gods revelation of truth to mamie would
fulfli-himself was the complete fulfllment.'
Religious Notes.
Ben-Hur: A man is never trial in the
| moment of excessive good fortune.
| ALonefellow: When we walk toward the sun
| of truth, all shadows are cast behind us.
Paul, who turned the world upside down.
| could he turned upside down by the world
Can you bet
w. S. Aspey. D. D.: Christ says to every
| lost sinner "Come;" to every redeemed sinner,
Go" Come and be saved; 60 and save SOME
one else.
Use well the moment; what the hour
Brings for thy use is in thy power;
And what thou best canst understand,
is what lies nearest to thy hand
-Goetbe
Goethe: All truly wise thoughts have been
thought already thousands of times; but to-
make them truly ours, we must think them over
again honestly till they take root in personal
experience.
Charles Kingsley: Do today's duty, fight to-
days temptation, and do not weaken and dis
tract yourself by looking forward to things
which you cannot see, and could not understand
if you saw them
Some advised President Harrison to get q
dog to watch his premises and take of his
fruit trees Better get Sunday school teacher
to take care of the children" was the wise reply
of the old soldier.
In Greece the government permits the FREQ
distribution of Scriptures. and protects the col.
porteurs. The gospels in the original (oldD
Greek are used a reading book In the higher
classes of the seminary school.
The Christ Lutheran Church at Stroudsburg,
near Reading Pa. one of the landmarks of the
and burned to the ground. Its cornerstone
laid in 1744. and it was favorite preaching place
Of the Muhlenbergs.
Rev. Mr.. Tong. q Chinese Baptist preacher,
delivers exhortations in front OF q large pagan
temple in Chinatown. San Francisco. every Sab.
bath afternoon. He attracts crowds of Mon
golans and distributes little books religious
subjects printed in Chinese.
Bishop Paddock, the Episcopal bishop of Mas
sachusetts, has lately been collecting statistics
to the average income Of the ministers of his
denomination in that State, and finds that it Is
$1.627. But the great majority Of them do not
get that, while one third of the number receive
less than 81, 000"
Spurgeon Sometimes fog will settle over
vessels deck and yet leave the topmast clear.
Then sailor goes up aloft and gets a lookout
which the helmsmau the deck cannot get So
prayer sends the soul aloft; lifts it above the
clouds in which our selfshness and egotism be-
fog u.s. and gives US q chance to see which way
to steer.
Jewish Messenger: We chisel our counte-
nances more unerripgly than most fancy. It is
the thought that gives expression. Compare
the man and woman of high and low ideals: the
face will tell the story OF human beings rise
decline It is the souls photograph for good
or evil, "a book where men may read straSge
matters
Deep down in the human soul lies q mirror
that catches the rays Of divinity. In every
heart there is unconscious homage of the
creature to the Creator. Crusted with
worldiiness and preoccupied with sordid cares,
there still remain susceptibilties that respond
to the penetrating power OF truth. Let the
preacher and teacher speak with all confidence,
and fear not. The most unpromisng hearts
may be the first to yield to tn. claims of God
Jewish TIdings: The Jewish mind, the typical
Jewish mind, bears no prejudice It does not
despise the Christian religion the fessor Of
the Christian religion 1t recognizes gratefully
cause. But 1t rebels from being obliged in pub.
lie places and on public occasions to listen tho
prornulgation Of Christian religion. Attention
to this matter by Christian ministers might FREE
quently avoid embarrassment to those Jewish
people who lend their efforts to the achievement
of some practical public measure of charity or
benevoence.
The Moravian: Some persons nowadays are
seeking to effect good by trying to analyze the
reasons why God in specific cases does and ID
others does not answer prayer They practically
argue in such way as to lead to the conclusion
that answered prayer comes as a reward OF
meritorious asking. Such speculation is both
to pray IN faith, and TO leave the results to the
wisdom and goodness Of God. Prayers power
and effects cannot be reasoned out. DR.. Pier.
well says: II have made up my mind that
there some things in the mind of God that II
cannot get into NINE Hence do not attempti
to reconcile the two revealed truths-that God
Is Interchangeable and that prayer changes
Him."
Bishop William Taylor has established in
Africa new line OF missions extending seventy
miles from the coast of Cavalla river. They
are seventeen in number, and the principal ones
at Euliloky, Yawki, Beaboo Tobo. Tatepa,
Gerrobo, Wamleka. Nahleky. Baraka. Garaway.
and Grand Sess White mon and women are
preferred by the natives as teachers in prefer
ence to natives. He has negotiated with the in
land kings and chiefs for tho establishment OF
industrial schools and missions along the banks
of this river, and calls for workers to aid him.
To each missionary and his wife good sized
dwelling, ground and agricultural implements
viii be given. The missionaries have been well
received, and many requests for missions have
been set aside for want of workers.
A Christian man Of intense business enter
prise and activity was laid aside by sickness.
He who never would iutermit his labors was
to come to a dead halt. His restless
limb were stretched motionless on the bad He
Speaking to a friend Of the contrast between mis-
condition now and when he had been driving his
immense business. he said Now am grow.
ing have been running my sou! thin by my
activity. Now am growing in the knowledge
Of myself and Of some things which most init
mately concern me-" Blessed, then, is sickness
or sorrow or any experience that compe.s 10
stop, that takes the work out OF our hands for
little season. that empties hearts OF
their thousand cares and turns them toward
God to be taught of Him!
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